{"id":105124,"date":"2026-03-27T17:48:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T12:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=105124"},"modified":"2026-03-27T17:48:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T12:48:43","slug":"forex-reserves-up-by-usd-22-mn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/forex-reserves-up-by-usd-22-mn.html","title":{"rendered":"Forex reserves Up by USD 22 mn on weekly basis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Karachi: Pakistan\u2019s total liquid foreign exchange reserves increased by USD 22 million on a weekly basis, reaching USD 21.736 billion for the week ended March 19, according to data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The central bank\u2019s own reserves rose to USD 16.376 billion, reflecting a marginal improvement of USD 22 million compared to the previous week. Meanwhile, net foreign reserves held by commercial banks stood at USD 5.360 billion during the same period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/sbp-forex-reserves-rise-to-usd-16-35-bn.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SBP forex reserves rise to USD 16.35 bn<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a brief statement, the SBP noted that the uptick in reserves indicates a slight strengthening of the country\u2019s external liquidity position. However, the increase remains modest, suggesting a largely stable reserves outlook in the short term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The latest figures highlight a steady, though limited, improvement in Pakistan\u2019s foreign exchange buffer amid ongoing efforts to maintain external account stability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karachi: Pakistan\u2019s total liquid foreign exchange reserves increased by USD 22 million on a weekly basis, reaching USD 21.736 billion for the week ended March 19, according to data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). The central bank\u2019s own reserves rose to USD 16.376 billion, reflecting a marginal improvement of USD 22 million compared to the previous week. Meanwhile, net foreign reserves held by commercial banks stood at USD 5.360 billion during the same period. Read: SBP forex reserves rise to USD 16.35 bn In a brief statement, the SBP noted that the uptick in reserves indicates a slight strengthening of the country\u2019s external liquidity position. However, the increase remains modest, suggesting a largely stable reserves outlook in the short term. The latest figures highlight a steady, though limited, improvement in Pakistan\u2019s foreign exchange buffer amid ongoing efforts to maintain external account stability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":103519,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15017],"tags":[14420,68180,67495,72007,61695,72006,34475,45743,61741,51977,72009,72008],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-105124","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-notices-announcements","8":"tag-balance-of-payments","9":"tag-commercial-bank-reserves","10":"tag-economic-indicators","11":"tag-external-liquidity","12":"tag-financial-stability","13":"tag-foreign-exchange-reserves-pakistan","14":"tag-pakistan-economy","15":"tag-pakistan-forex-reserves","16":"tag-sbp-data","17":"tag-sbp-reserves","18":"tag-usd-reserves-pakistan","19":"tag-weekly-reserves-update","20":"cat-15017-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Forex reserves Up by USD 22 mn on weekly basis - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The SBP noted that the uptick in reserves indicates a slight strengthening of the country\u2019s external liquidity position....\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/forex-reserves-up-by-usd-22-mn.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Forex reserves Up by USD 22 mn on weekly basis - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The SBP noted that the uptick in reserves indicates a slight strengthening of the country\u2019s external liquidity position....\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/forex-reserves-up-by-usd-22-mn.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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